{"id":2400885,"date":"2025-02-10T07:39:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T12:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-ai-bombshell-was-tech-we-already-had-american-founder-says\/"},"modified":"2025-02-10T07:39:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T12:39:24","slug":"chinese-ai-bombshell-was-tech-we-already-had-american-founder-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-ai-bombshell-was-tech-we-already-had-american-founder-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese AI Bombshell Was Tech We Already Had, American Founder Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchinese-ai-bombshell-was-tech-we-already-had-american-founder-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2400885&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>OpenAI\u200b CEO Sam\u2063 Altman expressed skepticism \u200dabout the recent AI model introduced \u200dby Chinese startup DeepSeek, labeled R1, claiming it has been overhyped. During a Washington D.C. event,\u200b he acknowledged that while the model, which cost $5.6 million to train, performs some admirable\u200c tasks, its capabilities \u200bhave been exaggerated. Altman noted that\u2064 the \u200ctechnology level exhibited by R1 is something OpenAI achieved\u200d some time ago and emphasized the high costs associated with developing\u200c state-of-the-art AI technologies, contrasting it with the significant expenses of \u200bmodels like ChatGPT-4 and \u2062Google&#8217;s Gemini.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement of DeepSeek&#8217;s model triggered \u200ba significant\u2064 market response, leading to a selloff\u200b of stocks associated with \u2063AI companies.\u200c Even though Altman \u200cpraised the work of DeepSeek \u2063as\u2063 noteworthy, \u200bhe insisted that substantial investments would\u200d still be needed to push \u200cAI technology forward. In \u200ba broader\u2062 context,\u200b he\u200b addressed concerns around DeepSeek possibly utilizing data from OpenAI&#8217;s models in violation of their terms of service. The situation illustrates the competitive and rapidly evolving AI landscape where companies strive for \u200cinnovation\u2062 while facing hefty training costs.\u2063 Furthermore, recent announcements from\u200c major entities like Oracle and SoftBank underline the increasing investments in AI infrastructure despite regulatory challenges.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on Thursday that the artificial intelligence model released by Chiense technology startup DeepSeek has been largely overhyped.<\/p>\n<p>Altman contended at an event in Washington, D.C., that DeepSeek&rsquo;s recently announced R1 model, which purportedly cost a mere $5.6 million to train, does a &ldquo;&rsquo;couple of nice things&rsquo; but has been &lsquo;wildly overstated,&rsquo;&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/technology\/5116237-deepseek-r1-model-openai-impact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Again, this is a model at a capability level that we had quite some time ago,&rdquo; Altman asserted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got a sense of what it takes to run a cost-efficient model,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So again, I don&rsquo;t want to diminish the work. I think this is a great work, and it&rsquo;s, in some sense, it&rsquo;s like the first surprise or new competitor to OpenAI in quite a while.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The reported cost of $5.6 million caused panic in the technology sector as investors questioned the assumption that training artificial intelligence models was extraordinarily expensive.<\/p>\n<p>ChatGPT-4 from OpenAI had a technical creation cost between $41 million and $78 million, according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/katharinabuchholz\/2024\/08\/23\/the-extreme-cost-of-training-ai-models\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">analysis<\/a> published last year by Forbes.<\/p>\n<p>Altman previously said the model cost over $100 million to train.<\/p>\n<p>Gemini from Google reportedly cost between $30 million and $191 million before considering staff salaries.<\/p>\n<p>The unveiling of DeepSeek prompted a massive stock market selloff for artificial intelligence firms like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/microsoft-apple-knocked-off-top-spots-new-valuable-company-emerges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nvidia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Altman meanwhile claimed that massive spending would still be required to advance the technology.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The cost to do a frontier model, to be at the very edge, that goes up &mdash; the cost of training, compute, test time, compute, data, whatever you want,&rdquo; he said, per The Hill.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The amount of demand there is to use a given level of AI, as you bring that price down, goes up by much more than the decrease in price,&rdquo; the entrepreneur added.<\/p>\n<p>OpenAI previously said that the company would examine whether DeepSeek &ldquo;improperly distilled&rdquo; data from its models, meaning that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/another-obama-biden-chinese-spy-federal-reserve-advisor-alleged-literally-selling-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chinese<\/a> company could have transferred the knowledge of a large model to a smaller version, according to The Hill.<\/p>\n<p>OpenAI forbids distillation to build competing models in its terms of service.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People will distill our models,&rdquo; Altman said. &ldquo;Whatever, that&rsquo;s fine.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The consensus that massive costs are required to advance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/students-admit-using-ai-complete-assignments-new-study-shows-go-undetected\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">artificial intelligence<\/a> was demonstrated by the $500 billion &ldquo;investment in AI infrastructure&rdquo; recently announced by Oracle, SoftBank, and OpenAI, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/remarks\/2025\/01\/remarks-by-president-trump-at-the-world-economic-forum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unveiled<\/a> at the White House by President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>No funding for the deal will come from the federal government, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/best-thing-see-today-ai-video-trump-playing-fortunate-son-making-libs-cry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> signed an executive order revoking a previous action from now-former President Joe Biden that &ldquo;hampered the private sector&rsquo;s ability to innovate in AI by imposing government control over AI development and deployment,&rdquo; according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/fact-sheets\/2025\/01\/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-takes-action-to-enhance-americas-ai-leadership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fact sheet<\/a> from the White House.<\/p>\n<p>The new order also &ldquo;calls for departments and agencies to revise or rescind all policies, directives, regulations, orders, and other actions taken under the Biden AI order that are inconsistent with enhancing America&rsquo;s leadership in AI.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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Speaking at an event in Washington, D.C., Altman remarked that DeepSeek&#8217;s newly introduced R1 model, which allegedly cost only $5.6 million to train, performs a &#8220;few nice functions&#8221; but is &#8220;wildly overstated.&#8221; He emphasized that this model operates at a level of capability that OpenAI had achieved some time ago and noted their understanding of what it takes to run an efficient AI model. While he acknowledged the effort behind DeepSeek&#8217;s work as commendable and recognized it as a new competitor for OpenAI, he also pointed out concerns within the tech industry regarding the implications of such low training costs for AI models<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2400886,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DeepSeek.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2400885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DeepSeek.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2400885"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2400888,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400885\/revisions\/2400888"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2400886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2400885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2400885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2400885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}